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February 6, 2014

A Birthday Picnic

Nearly a month since I last blogged; a national holiday to relax on; friends to catch up with... surely I can make time to post some snaps of a day at the beach?

Noreen had a birthday with a zero in it yesterday. She lives in Wellington but today she and her husband Dyk who is also my blog friend at Welly Jewell

were picnicking with Canterbury friends at Taylor's Mistake

where quirky little holiday baches line the shore.

After dipping our toes in the tepid and very clear water, and watching a helicopter rescue operation on nearby clifftops

it was time for birthday cake before boarding Gary's and Jane's house bus for the ride back to Christchurch.

And since today - Waitangi Day - commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, I should use the full bi-lingual name for the lovely bay we visited today Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake.

Thanks Jeneane, it was a great day. Lovely to catch up with you and the girls again.We have just got back to a cold and damp Wellington. At least we don't have the storms they are having in the UK. The railway line near Dawlish I used to travel on a lot has been washed away. Time to build an ark I think.

Yes, they are having a bad time of it in England aren't they - while we have been basking in the sun. I tried to leave a comment on your blog and got turned down too, too many times. I'll try again another day.